Collective nouns have long been a source of literary interest. We’re all familiar with a herd of cows, a school of fish and a flock of birds. Then, there are some that are lesser known: a gang of buffalos, a convocation of eagles, and a pod of whales. In today’s world, we are … [Read more...]

It was Christmas morning; my father was holding my trousers while he imitated a barber and made snipping noises with scissors. Even though they were my Sunday best trousers, they had patches on the knees and backside; a product of being a member of the poorest family in our … [Read more...]

If you haven’t heard, asphyxiation and foot binding aren’t just for waterboarding anymore. Water torture has a frozen counterpart and it’s called snowboarding. Snowboarding is a test of oxygen deprivation. Specifically, it tests whether a person can survive the Colorado Rockies … [Read more...]

I have Jew Tummy. That’s right, Jew Tummy. It’s caused from thousands of years of Jews falling in love and having children. I am one of those children. I booked a colonoscopy because along with bloating and cramping, symptoms of Jew Tummy include crippling paranoia and rampant … [Read more...]